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Fortunately our AD has addressed this sanely and NO ONE who really understands the landscape has ever given support to going indy, not the coaches and nor anyone on the leadership team. There are broad disagreements on a number of issues relating to coaches, facilities, scheduling philosophies and our place in the NCAA....but they are all in agreement we need a conference.
Finally, the kids who play the games care about the championships, the bowls, and the rings. The teams from a bygone era who were on great teams but had no chance to play for bowl bids and championships cared. The coaches care, the players care, as awful as CUSA is these days, the powers that be know going independent is suicide. That idea is DOA. The thing to do is not move OUT until we can move UP.
I didn't realize UMass left the MAC. They play in Gillette Stadium which holds roughly 68k and our stadium holds 34k. They can schedule home and home games with their stadium size. We can't really be compared to them.
You're probably right, but I'd like to see the results of a real financial study. People tend to blow it off as absurd without ever really putting forth some data. I wouldn't expect to turn into a ND, but to use it as a way to increase exposure and $ until a brighter opportunity comes along should be considered.
I tend to prefer the idea of independence in "almost" all aspects of life. My hope is one day football will cycle back to what it was a generation ago. I doubt it ever will.
Fortunately our AD has addressed this sanely and NO ONE who really understands the landscape has ever given support to going indy, not the coaches and nor anyone on the leadership team. There are broad disagreements on a number of issues relating to coaches, facilities, scheduling philosophies and our place in the NCAA....but they are all in agreement we need a conference.
Finally, the kids who play the games care about the championships, the bowls, and the rings. The teams from a bygone era who were on great teams but had no chance to play for bowl bids and championships cared. The coaches care, the players care, as awful as CUSA is these days, the powers that be know going independent is suicide. That idea is DOA. The thing to do is not move OUT until we can move UP.
What $ are we getting for being in C-USA? May have to play five homes football games a year. May hurt us more in other sports.
You mean what does each team get paid by their conference through the tv contract? Idk. I think they are still under their existing / old contract. If so, its well over a million per team. Prob over 2-3 million.Do you know what the AAC and MWC are paying?
The premise of your statement implies that you think USM is currently competitive with P5 conferences. I what measurable way?It is amazing USM can be competitive with any of those p5 conferences.
Sorry to re-print the long quote, but Aub Bry's UMass example is one heck of an example.In 2016 can an independent team's schedule look like this? Is a bowl game absolutely out of the question? Notice the tv schedule and money games. UMass can!
Sep. 3at Florida Gators
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL 7:30pm ET
SECN
Sep. 10Boston College Eagles
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA Noon ET
ASN/SNY/ESPN3
Sep. 17FIU Golden Panthers
McGuirk Stadium, Amherst, MA 3:30pm ET
ASN/ESPN3
Sep. 24Mississippi State Bulldogs
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA 3:30pm ET
ASN/ESPN3
Oct. 1Tulane Green Wave (HC)
McGuirk Stadium, Amherst, MA 3:30pm ET
ASN/ESPN3
Oct. 7at Old Dominion Monarchs
Foreman Field, Norfolk, VA 8:00pm ET
CUSA.TV
Oct. 15Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA 3:30pm ET
ASN/ESPN3 Buy
Oct. 22at South Carolina Gamecocks
Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC Time TBA
TV TBA
Oct. 29Wagner Seahawks![]()
McGuirk Stadium, Amherst, MA Noon ET
ASN/ESPN3
Tickets
Saturday
Nov. 5at Troy Trojans
Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL Time TBA
TV TBA
Nov. 12 OFF
Nov. 19at BYU Cougars
LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Time TBA
Oceanic PPV Buy
Nov. 26at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
The premise of your statement implies that you think USM is currently competitive with P5 conferences. I what measurable way?
I guess, if you say so.We're having trouble with scheduling 4 OOC games now. Imagine doing 12 each year. No one wants to play us. Scheduling is a nightmare. Those of you dream up these schedules are living in a dream world. We can't get any of the AAC teams to play us. Almost none of the P5 teams will play us. Going independent would be the end of the athletic program.
We're having trouble with scheduling 4 OOC games now. Imagine doing 12 each year. No one wants to play us. Scheduling is a nightmare. Those of you dream up these schedules are living in a dream world. We can't get any of the AAC teams to play us. Almost none of the P5 teams will play us. Going independent would be the end of the athletic program.
We're having trouble with scheduling 4 OOC games now. Imagine doing 12 each year. No one wants to play us. Scheduling is a nightmare. Those of you dream up these schedules are living in a dream world. We can't get any of the AAC teams to play us. Almost none of the P5 teams will play us. Going independent would be the end of the athletic program.
We have to get out of this conference it is going to strangle us to death, I would rather be strangled kicking and fighting as a independent than letting a no vision, no clout , and no representation conference strangle us to death.
As I recall Gillette Stadium is thirty or more miles from the UMass campus. It is very difficult to build support in a situation like this. Also the MAC asked UMass to leave due to among other things low home attendance. Will UMass follow Idaho?I didn't realize UMass left the MAC. They play in Gillette Stadium which holds roughly 68k and our stadium holds 34k. They can schedule home and home games with their stadium size. We can't really be compared to them.